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MoFR: $328,000 TO IMPROVE FRASER VALLEY WEST FOREST ROADS
$328,000 TO IMPROVE FRASER VALLEY WEST FOREST ROADS
VICTORIA – Fraser Valley residents will benefit from $328,000 to improve travel and safety conditions on the Norrish Creek, Sumas Mountain, Chehalis River and Lost Creek Mountain Forest Service roads, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell, Community Development Minister Kevin Krueger and Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes announced today.
“In many areas, Forest Service roads provide essential connections for rural residents and access to recreation sites,” said Bell. “Keeping these roads safe and open is important to the quality of life for residents of Mission and visitors alike.”
The Norrish Creek Forest Service road is 15 kilometres east of Mission and provides recreational and other access within the Norrish Creek Community Watershed. The Sumas Mountain Forest Service road provides access to trails and recreation sites at Sumas Mountain regional park, as well as a mountain bike trail network managed by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts. Work on these roads includes steep slope stabilization, ditching, road surface repairs, grading, brushing, and safety signage.
“These improvements are so important for people who have to use these roads,” said Randy Hawes, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission. “We are giving these people an extra sense of security and hopefully we can encourage other people to get out and visit the recreational sites that these roads service.”
The Chehalis River Forest Service road near Harrison Mills provides access to recreation sites at Chehalis Lake, private residences, the Kwìkwèxwelhp Healing Village and a variety of recreational opportunities for the public. Work on this road includes ditching, culvert maintenance, brushing, and road safety signage.
“Communities in this region have told this government they value the economic and social opportunities that come from having a stronger road network. We listened and we are taking action to strengthen the connection between isolated communities and city centres,” said Krueger. “Whether it’s accessing health care, exploring new mineral opportunities or opening new regions to tourism, the benefits of this investment will strengthen the region as a whole.”
The Lost Creek Forest Service road, two kilometres east of Mission, provides access to 30 properties licensed to the Stave Lake Leaseholders Association and to Davis Lake Provincial Park. The road also provides access to a popular recreation area including sites at Salsbury Lake and Kenyon Lake which are co-managed by Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts and the Four Wheel Drive Association of British Columbia. Improvements to the Lost Creek road include traffic delineation to protect sensitive forest land, road surface repairs, brushing, and safety signage.
“B.C.’s recreation sites and trails are not only enjoyed by the local communities, they’re also an important part of our diverse tourism offerings,” said Bill Bennett, Minister of Tourism Culture and the Arts. “By improving forest service roads, we’re ensuring that these sites and trails can be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike for years to come.”
British Columbia’s 55,000-kilometre network of Forest Service roads is bigger than the provincial highway system. As first announced by Premier Gordon Campbell at the 2008 Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, the Ministry of Forests and Range is providing $20 million to improve travel conditions on Forest Service roads that serve as crucial transportation links to rural communities and recreation sites. The Province of B.C. and the Government of Canada committed on April 7, 2009 to a further $20 million in shared funding for additional Forest Service road upgrades that will be announced in the coming months.
New road maintenance funding is the latest in a series of initiatives to improve safety on Forest Service roads, which include the establishment of radio protocols, speed enforcement through expanded use of radar guns, and the expansion of the Vehicle Identification Plates Program.
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Reference #: 2009FORZ0082-000912
Date released: Apr 10, 2009
Region: Coast Forest Region
Category: General
Contact(s):
Jennifer McLarty
Public Affairs Officer
Ministry of Forests and Range
250 387-4592
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AGM - Annual General Meeting 2009
FVMBA
AGM – Annual General Meeting.
Jan 7, 2008
7:30 pm
Coast Hotel – Conference room
Come on out to the AGM, for our yearly update of Club activities, election of officers, and general discussion. Now is the time to speak up on any issues you have on your mind, and to ask us about the trails, and give us direction.
You don’t need to be a member to attend.
Also – this is the preferred time to signup for another year of membership. If you’ve signed up in the last three months, just show up and fill in a new form and we’ll extend your membership to the end of 2009.
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Sumas - Time Killer Trail Day - Mar 29
Time Killer is being re-born.
The logging that took place on Sumas recently wiped out the Freeway Bob section of TimeKiller. Over the past few weeks, we’ve done alot of work putting the trail back in and now that the trail’s been generally cleared of debris, alot more effort is needed to make it ridable. We need you!
Come on out this weekend for a quick and dirty trail day.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
9:30am
Meet at the lower gate. Bring rakes, shovels, gloves, lunch.
Green is the Original TimeKiller
Yellow is the new Freeway bob section
Red are 2 new roads.
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Women’s Mountain Bike Instructional Series
Join the Fraser Valley’s nationally certified coach Denise Britton for a great time of instruction and fun. Crank up your existing skills with a women’s only clinic designed for riders of intermediate skill levels.
Dates and time
The clinic will take place over a span of six Saturdays and will be held rain or shine. The scheduled dates are 15 March, 22 March, 29 March, 5 April, 12 April, and 26 April (note the two week break before the final session).
The clinics will take place between 10:00am and 12:00pm.
Meeting and payment location
Location: Apollo Athletic Club, #201 - 3600 Townline Road, Abbotsford, BC, V2T 5W8
Cost: Apollo members: $75.00 + GST; non-Apollo members $85.00 + GST
The deadline for registration is 13 March 2008.
Additional information
The series includes: direction from a nationally certified instruction, handouts, an obstacle course, trail rides, sign-up packages, a bike shop tour, and much much more!
For more information, call Maria Dyment at Apollo Athletic Club (604-604-7560) or e-mail d.dyment@shaw.ca.
Are you qualified to participate in this clinic?
You’re qualified to participate in this series if you have a couple years of experience riding cross country, and have some beginner downhill experience. You are comfortable on double and single track trails with moderate inclines and declines but you are uncomfortable on steep declines, small drops, small jumps, and riding narrow man-made features.
SEE YOU ON THE TRAILS!
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Brock Anderson - Interviewed by Huckmonkey, UK
I’m sure many of you have seen Brock’s work. Several of his films are available on Broadband Sports; he was kind enough to put together a short film focusing on FVMBA-oriented trails that was shown at our last movie premier. And more recently, he’s released his latest effort: Peatspeed & Marshmellows.
Well, this latest production has been noticed far and wide, and recently, he was contacted by the good people over at Huckmonkey. Way to go Brock!!
Check out his interview here: Brock’s Interview on huckmonkey
And Brock: Thanks for the plugs!!
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Sumas - Time Killer is CLOSED due to logging
Well, the moment we’ve been waiting for (and dreading) is finally here. Logging is underway on a large section of Time Killer. For your own safety, please stay off the trail as it is closed (and totally unrideable) until further notice. Check back here for updates.
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2007 FVMBA Boxing Day ride
Sumas Boxing day ride
Meet at the lower gate off BATT rd for—- NOON.
Shuttle or climb,the goal is to get to the lookout on top,then
bq at TimeOut exit.
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FVMBA AGM Jan 9, 2008
FVMBA
AGM – Annual General Meeting.
Jan 9, 2008
7:30 pm
Coast Hotel – Conference room
Come on out to the AGM, for our yearly update of Club activities, election of officers, and general discussion. Now is the time to speak up on any issues you have on your mind, and to ask us about the trails, and give us direction.
You don’t need to be a member to attend.
Also – this is the preferred time to signup for another year of membership. If you’ve signed up in the last three months, just show up and fill in a new form and we’ll extend your membership to the end of 2008.
We’re also looking to recruit a VP.
Discussion: 2 responses